Howell Cobb (born 1772)

Howell Cobb (3 August 1772-26 May 1818) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-GA) from 4 March 1807 to September 1812, succeeding Peter Early and preceding William Barnett.

Biography
Howell Cobb was born in Granville County, North Carolina in 1772, and he later moved to Louisville, Georgia and served in the US Army from 1793 to 1806. He went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1807 to 1812, and he died in 1818, leaving his slaves to his nephew Howell Cobb.